Meet Sprites: sticky note-sized devices that sure look like the result of the Pentagon’s long-anticipated floppy disk purge, but are in fact state-of-the-art spacecraft complete with solar cells, a radio transceiver, and a tiny computer. Read more

Imagine a spacecraft small enough to fit in your hand. Now imagine that it costs $30 in materials and can be built from off-the-shelf parts available at your local technology store. It may sound incredible, but such a spacecraft already exists. Read more